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Top 100 Mangas in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest mangas in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 116 mangas tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Reborn!, D.Gray-man and Akira (manga) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 215k, and the largest, Reborn!, reaches around 1.9M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each manga, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Nana (manga) 222k 27.6 61.0% Manga
27 Rurouni Kenshin 216k 31.5 61.0% Manga
28 Crayon Shin-chan 212k 32.3 78.5% Manga
29 Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga) 212k 28.2 51.1% Manga
30 Captain Tsubasa 175k 30.4 47.0% Manga
31 Parasyte 172k 44.8 29.9% Manga
32 Chobits 171k 28.1 54.7% Manga
33 Yu-Gi-Oh! 171k 27.7 47.4% Manga
34 Sword Art Online 169k 28.7 54.8% Manga
35 The Rose of Versailles 166k 26.7 64.5% Manga
36 Death Note 152k 29.1 56.2% Manga
37 Yowamushi Pedal 145k 30.8 63.7% Manga
38 Chibi Maruko-chan 144k 28.5 62.4% Manga
39 Vinland Saga (manga) 138k 33.5 45.6% Manga
40 Black Butler 135k 28.1 61.8% Manga
41 Eyeshield 21 130k 28.8 60.4% Manga
42 Uzumaki 113k 30.1 35.1% Manga
43 Made in Abyss 112k 27.1 58.8% Manga
44 Lucky Star (manga) 102k 27.2 49.1% Manga
45 Junji Ito 99k 30.2 70.0% Manga
46 Strawberry 100% 85k 24.8 59.5% Manga
47 Ouran High School Host Club 76k 23.7 60.0% Manga
48 Natsume's Book of Friends 75k 27.3 63.6% Manga
49 Skip Beat! 74k 25.1 61.7% Manga
50 Soul-Eater 70k 21.1 45.8% Manga

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each manga by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest manga in Japan?

Reborn! currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.9M people in Japan.

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